Lighting the fires of freedom, African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
Type
Label
Lighting the fires of freedom, African American women in the civil rights movement, Janet Dewart Bell
Language
eng
resource.biographical
collective biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lighting the fires of freedom
Oclc number
1004577976
Responsibility statement
Janet Dewart Bell
Sub title
African American women in the civil rights movement
Summary
"Through wide-ranging conversations with nine African American women, several now in their nineties with decades of untold stories, we hear what ignited and fueled their activism, as Bell vividly captures their inspiring voices"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Leah Chase -- June Jackson Christmas -- Aileen Hernandez -- Diane Nash -- Judy Richardson -- Kathleen Cleaver -- Gay McDougall -- Gloria Richardson -- Myrlie Evers
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Subject
- Civil rights movements -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- African American women civil rights workers + History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Civil rights workers
- Women -- Biography
- African American women + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
- HISTORY / African American
- African Americans -- Biography
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- Civil rights movements -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- African American women civil rights workers + History -- 20th century -- Biography
- Civil rights workers
- Women -- Biography
- African American women + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
- HISTORY / African American
- African Americans -- Biography
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